racing experiences (2) – Laguna Seca

A fascinating week for the Revs Program at Laguna Seca Racetrack. Coordinated effort to document the driving experience – historic cars – and the community who cherish automotive heritage. Raising the profile of automotive studies, taking seriously this vital iconic part of the contemporary past. As Mark Gessler – HVA (Historic Vehicle Association) and FIVA…

the power of storytelling

A nice development from one of our classes in the d.school – a company set up to help people tell stories about their lives. Here is a write-up in Fast Company – Storytree Wants Families To Spin, Share, And Save Good Yarns. Storytree: Remember the Time from StoryTree on Vimeo.

site and artifact – media materialities

Sam (Schillace) has put me onto a very interesting photo project – where site becomes the surface of artifact. PhotoGraphy from ShiKai Tseng on Vimeo. (An artifact is placed inside a pinhole camera that records a 360 degree panorama onto its surface.) Further focus on medium as mode of engagement, as much as signal and…

cultural values – media and heritage

Today – lunch in the House of Commons with Alan Campbell MP, a member of the last Labour UK Government, a leading political representative in the north east of England, a historian. Our discussion: local and regional identity, culture and economic development in the region – how these topics inform our excavation at Binchester, our…